# Padmerhat Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Padmerhat

Padmerhat is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,184 people in 1,034 households**, the 9th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 5,184people (2011)
- 1,034households
- 65.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Padmerhat

Of every 100 households in Padmerhat in 2011, 28 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padmerhat · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**51%

Tap water ****12%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Padmerhat?

■ Padmerhat · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**949

Working population ****32.7%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 64.1% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (22%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 814 (48%) · **■** Marginal 326 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jaynagar - I

- Rajpur Korabag7,142 people
- Jangalia6,366 people
- Tajpur Fatepur6,156 people
- Charaghata5,837 people
- Srikrishnanagar5,064 people
- Gobindapur4,890 people
- Beladanga4,754 people
- Ramkrishnapur4,421 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Padmerhat?5,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padmerhat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Padmerhat?65.2% (Census 2011)